From Thomas J. Bray's column: Desperate to get back to electioneering as usual, the Democratic leadership has handed President Bush authority to use force against Iraq if Saddam Hussein doesn't promptly disarm. Thus, from Maine to California, fright TV already is in full swing: A vote for Republicans, we are told, is a vote to send Granny off a cliff in her wheelchair, strip-mine Yellowstone Park, let corporate felons run loose in the streets and steal the votes of minorities.